Adrian Moore
Vice President of Policy, Reason Foundation
Adrian Moore, Ph.D., is vice president of policy at Reason Foundation.
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Voters Across the Country Decriminalize Drugs, Reject Failed War on Drugs
These shifts away from the failed War on Drugs to an evidence-based harm reduction approach are important and positive steps.
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Could a Federal Loan Program Help Fix Ailing State Public Pension Plans?
Federal loans for states with failing pension systems would penalize states that have taken steps to address insolvency and are unlikely to fix the worst-off public pension plans.
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Florida’s Public Pension Investment Return Assumptions Are Too Risky and Driving Debt
Unrealistic investment return assumptions have been the largest contributor to the $30.3 billion in unfunded pension liabilities the Florida Retirement System has accumulated since 2008.
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It’s More Important Than Ever to Let Education Funding Follow Kids
A massive crisis like the coronavirus pandemic is not the time to limit options for families struggling to find a way to balance their health, kids’ educations and parents’ careers.
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Police Reforms to Reduce the Use of Force and Increase Accountability
Demilitarizing the police, ending asset forfeiture, and adding transparency and accountability are the first steps in reforming the police.
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Cities and States Need to Better Share Testing, Tracing, and Coronavirus Risk Information With Public
Sharing more comprehensive information on testing and areas with positive tests would help make citizens confident they can safely resume activities while continuing to take appropriate actions to manage risks.
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The Length of the Recession and Economic Recovery Could Still Come In A Variety of Forms
This coronavirus pandemic-related economic contraction is unusually hard-hitting on some industries and seems to be digging a bigger, rather than a deeper, hole in economic growth.
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COVID-19 Crisis Shows Governments and Private Companies Spent a Decade Being Fiscally Irresponsible
We pretended the economy would never experience another shock, downturn or recession.
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President Trump and Federal Agencies Botched Initial Coronavirus Response — Bailouts Will Make It Worse
Private businesses should not be operating under the premise that in a financial downturn, or even a crisis, they’ll quickly be bailed out by the federal government.
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Florida Sheriffs Association Is Wrong About Criminal Justice Reforms
The Florida Sheriffs Association attacks the idea of rehabilitation of offenders and argues that only punishment and longer sentences work.
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The Performance of Florida Charter Schools Attracts Parents and Students
Surely the fact that parents are seeking out charter schools, forming queues on waitlists, and coming back year after year demonstrates perceived value.
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Corporations, Politicians Shouldn’t Harm Low-Income and Minority Kids by Pulling Scholarship Funding
The Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program serves over 100,000 disadvantaged students in the state.
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Debate Over Local Control and State Preemption Heats Up on Short-Term Rentals
With local governments restricting short-term rentals due to complaints from some of their residents, some homeowners are looking to the state to protect their property rights.
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Tackling the Federal Government’s Spending and Financial Mismanagement
The national debt is over $23 trillion and the 2019 deficit alone was $1 trillion. We need significant and substantive reforms to deal with this growing crisis.
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How Cities Often Overstate the Economic Impact of Events and Facilities
Visit Sarasota estimates the World Rowing Championship generated $22 million in economic impact, while the official body of the championships calculated an impact of $7 million.
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How To Make State and Local Budgets More Accountable to Taxpayers
Measuring performance allows policymakers to distinguish policy successes from policy failures.
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Florida’s Highway Performance Shows Good Results at Very High Costs
Pavement and bridge conditions are good but in most of the spending categories, Florida tends to spend three to five times as much money as other states.
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Should Floridians Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the Roundabouts?
Florida has more roundabouts than any other state, but that doesn't mean drivers are comfortable with them.